These easy baked chicken tenders with roasted red pepper dipping sauce are made with just six ingredients! They’re coated with a mixture of quinoa and GO Veggie! lactose free parmesan for tons of healthy flavor. I’ve been running around like crazy this week. It’s been so gorgeous out on the weekends that the last thing I want to do is housework… which means that I have even more to tackle during [...]Read More »

These easy chicken skewers are a sure-fire crowd pleaser. If you marinate the chicken ahead of time, they’re ready in just 10 minutes! Serve them with cilantro rice or sesame carrot salad for a quick meal. We had a great food weekend this past weekend. From Friday night’s risotto (a culinary school assignment) to blackened mahi sandwiches at a lakeside restaurant (what is it about being on the water that [...]Read More »

You won’t believe how quickly this spicy chipotle hummus pasta comes together! Saute the chicken and vegetables while the pasta cooks and you’ll have dinner on the table in about a half an hour. Have you ever cooked with hummus? We eat it all the time, but almost exclusively as a snack – set me up next to a pool with a tub of hummus and some pretzels and I’m [...]Read More »

This gorgeous farmhouse salad highlights the best produce of the season: asparagus, peas, and radishes. Grilled chicken and chickpeas add plenty of filling protein and soy nuts add gluten-free crunch. Topped off with a bright citrus vinaigrette, this salad is the perfect way to celebrate Spring! We had the most ridiculously beautiful stretch of 90-degree weather over the weekend. I loved every second of it! We spend tons of time outside, [...]Read More »

This one-pan recipe combines crispy roast chicken pieces with spring vegetables like buttery leeks and peppery radishes. The chicken is slathered with a garlic and cilantro rub for extra flavor – one bite and you’ll fall in love. (Plus, a Circulon cookware giveaway worth $200!) I’ve always been a huge fan of roast chicken but a few months ago I discovered a secret that makes it downright irresistible: after the skin [...]Read More »

Reinvent dinner with loaded Greek fries topped with sauteed chicken, vegetables, and tzatziki sauce. On the table in about a half hour, it’s the perfect way to add a dose of fun to a weeknight! I don’t usually mind cooking dinner, but sometimes I don’t actually feel like eating it. I get burned out pretty easily and feel like we always eat the same things – or slight variations on [...]Read More »

This healthy Buffalo chicken shepherd’s pie is crowned with a mixture of mashed potatoes, cauliflower, and blue cheese for loads of traditional Buffalo flavor in every bite. I have a pretty serious obsession with Buffalo chicken. I’d never turn down some good, old-fashioned chicken wings, but I also love incorporating that classic flavor into other recipes – from buffalo chicken meatball subs to baked buffalo chicken taquitos. I even have [...]Read More »

You can never go wrong with a sheet pan full of roasted vegetables, but when you add chicken sausages and sliced apples it’s a sure bet that dinner will be a hit! I’ve been really into sheet pan dinners lately: They’re delicious, impossibly easy to make, and they give me an excuse to turn on the oven and warm the house up a little bit. Plus, since everything cooks together, I’m [...]Read More »

Richly spiced tandoori chicken meatballs have all the flavor of Indian takeout in an easy-to-make meatball form. Enjoy them on their own as an appetizer or over rice for a simple weeknight dinner. The timing for this month’s edition of Progressive Eats couldn’t be more perfect. We’re sharing a menu for a ski weekend party, and as I’m writing this, the first snowflakes of this winter’s first big snowstorm are [...]Read More »

Dinner doesn’t get much quicker – or more delicious – than egg noodles with shaved Brussels sprouts, caraway, and lemon. Do you have any memories that are so vivid it’s almost like looking at a photograph? One of my earliest memories – I couldn’t have been much older than three – is of me sitting on the stoop and eating buttered egg noodles and peas straight out of a huge [...]Read More »